"The first half of the year has been quite the roller-coaster of emotions for the Toronto Raptors. First the 1-4 start to the season had everyone in a panic, and then the 13-1 stretch where the team peaked as high the 2nd seed had people crowning them champions. And then, RJ Barrett went down with his knee injury and the team seemed incapable of generating offense."
"Now, the Raptors are coming off back-to-back excellent wins and through all of the ups and downs they hold a record of 20-14 and sit at 4th in the Eastern Conference. Before the season began, if you told any Raptors fan that after 34 games, the team would be that high in the standings they would be ecstatic! If you told them they did that with Barrett missing 16 games and Jakob Poeltl missing 13, they would be bewildered."
Toronto Raptors endured a volatile first half of the season, starting 1-4 before a 13-1 run that briefly pushed them to the second seed. RJ Barrett suffered a knee injury that sidelined him for 16 games and Jakob Poeltl missed 13 games, creating offensive struggles. The team recently posted back-to-back wins and now holds a 20-14 record, occupying fourth place in the Eastern Conference after 34 games. Achieving that standing despite prolonged absences from Barrett and Poeltl surprised and impressed the fanbase. The team has shown resilience but still faces offensive consistency challenges.
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